Chapter 336 : Unexpected Ambush
Chapter 336: Unexpected Ambush
Within the Dark Domain, inside a cavern dominated by swamplands, Zhou Ming flew through the dim environment toward his own camp.
The Puppet Substitution Tribulation Technique was not difficult to learn. Its true core lay in the substitute object required to cast the secret technique. Thus, Zhou Ming only spent four to five short days mastering it.
Just as Zhou Ming was about to pass through this cavern, which spanned dozens of kilometers, a piercing screech capable of splitting metal and shattering stone suddenly rang out.
The powerful soundwave contained overwhelming energy fluctuations, surging toward Zhou Ming like a tsunami.
Faced with the sudden ambush, Zhou Ming fully activated his Innate Force Field with the power of his bloodline. The blood-colored giant serpent that emerged let out furious hissing roars as though enraged.
However, in the next instant, the Innate Force Field resembled a calm sea suddenly struck by raging waves, seemingly unable to withstand the abruptly appearing sonic attack.
Mid-level Transcendent Rank.
The moment he sensed the impact suffered by the Innate Force Field, Zhou Ming instantly determined the enemy’s strength.
Yet before he could react further, the piercing soundwave caused intense pain within his mind, while the power of his bloodline faintly showed signs of losing control.
Having lost the initiative, a black shadow appeared behind Zhou Ming as though teleporting, the dagger in its hand stabbing directly toward his heart from behind.
Even through the separation of the Innate Force Field, Zhou Ming could still feel the sharp killing aura emitted by the dagger.
Facing such mortal danger, a longsword instantly appeared in Zhou Ming’s hands.
The sword was one and a half meters long, suitable for two-handed use. Its body looked as though carved from black glazed crystal, devouring the surrounding dim light.
It was precisely the Extreme Shadow Sword Zhou Ming had obtained at the auction.
Serpentfolk Form, Power of the Giant Serpent.
Holding the sword with both hands, Zhou Ming twisted around and slashed in a flowing motion.
The longsword and dagger collided, and a violent burst of energy instantly erupted between Zhou Ming and the ambusher.
Although the opponent was not skilled in frontal combat, Zhou Ming’s strength was ultimately still one minor realm lower.
His body was instantly blasted backward.
At this moment, the culprit responsible for the sonic attack earlier finally appeared.
It was a Lord-level bat-type Ferocious Beast.
A giant claw tore downward from above like lightning ripping through darkness. Its terrifying speed instantly produced sonic booms.
Faced with this life-and-death crisis, Zhou Ming activated the Falling Star Arm Ring without hesitation.
A deep-blue barrier instantly appeared, completely enveloping and protecting his body.
As the giant claw descended, Zhou Ming felt himself being kicked away like a football, crashing toward the rotten swamp below like a falling meteor.
Although countless chunks of mud exploded upward from the swamp, Zhou Ming suffered no injuries whatsoever under the protection of the Falling Star Arm Ring.
However, before he could gather his strength again, two extremely familiar attacks descended upon him.
One was a spear transformed into a meteor, shooting toward him like a missile.
The other was a blood-colored light filled with berserk power.
Cave Spider Men.
The moment Zhou Ming saw these familiar attacks, he instantly realized who had ambushed him.
In that split second, Zhou Ming immediately made his decision.
Rather than continuing to rely on the Falling Star Arm Ring, he transformed into the two-hundred-meter-long Molting Giant Serpent.
Snake Scale Protection.
His massive serpent body coiled like a mountain, while black serpent scales radiated dim light that enveloped him.
“Boom! Boom——”
In an instant, roaring shockwaves spread in all directions as a violent energy storm erupted within the swamp.
A gigantic crater over one hundred meters wide instantly appeared in the ground.
“ROAR——”
Before the aftershocks of the explosion could even dissipate, a furious roar accompanied by terrifying pressure erupted forth.
Predator’s Might, Throne Power of the Dark-gold Serpent Pupils, Snake Swarm Will Enhancement.
The pressure of these three different characteristics fused together into a horrifying aura that covered a ten-kilometer radius of the cavern.
This action by Zhou Ming successfully interrupted the enemy’s follow-up attacks.
“Gathering Sand · Poison Art · Withering Flower.”
Zhou Ming naturally would not waste the opportunity he had created for himself and immediately unleashed his trump card spell.
An incomparably sinister purple flower bloomed within the giant serpent’s mouth.
The next moment, the flower petals withered and scattered in all directions, resembling ripples spreading across a lake.
Wherever the ripples carrying the aura of death touched, whether plant or animal, their bodies instantly transformed into lifeless stone.
Faced with this indiscriminate attack, an evil radiance suddenly rose from a nearby location within the cavern, forming a protective barrier.
It was the purification divine spell barrier cast by the fully prepared Cave Spider Men Priest.
Compared to last time, the purification divine spell used this time was specially targeted against toxins.
Even the Withering Flower cast by Zhou Ming with the aid of the Venomous Gall could temporarily be resisted by the opponent.
“I never expected the leader of Shadow Kill, a dignified Transcendent Expert, to actually collude with the Cave Spider Men.”
The Molting Giant Serpent transformed by Zhou Ming flew into the air and finally saw clearly that, aside from the three Transcendent-level Cave Spider Men, there was also a human Transcendent Beast Tamer present.
Standing atop a dark-gold bat with a ten-meter wingspan, Zhou Ming immediately recognized the other party’s identity.
Shadow Prison, leader of the Shadow Kill Organization.
Shadow Kill was one of the three great organizations within the Alliance’s Shadow World, a loose assassin alliance.
If the Dark Card Organization could still barely survive within the Alliance, then the Shadow Kill Organization was a hated rat crossing the streets.
Zhou Ming had never expected the other party to become connected with the Cave Spider Men.
Now it made sense why the Cave Spider Men had managed to ambush him on his return journey.
It was clearly Shadow Prison who had secretly informed them.
“Ten Thousand Snakes, before the Doomsday Era there were two ancient sayings.”
“A wise man submits to circumstances, and a good bird chooses the right tree to perch upon.”
“Since Her Majesty the Queen favors you, this is a tremendous fortune for you. You would be better off surrendering obediently.”
Faced with Zhou Ming’s mockery, Shadow Prison, wearing a black robe with narrow eyes, spoke with righteous confidence.
“The fact that you’re willing to become a dog that eats shit doesn’t mean others are willing too.”
Without wasting further words, Zhou Ming compressed the pressure surrounding him to increase its intensity while a Crimson Halo simultaneously emerged.
The two powers fused together, and Zhou Ming transformed into a bloodthirsty giant serpent charging toward the four enemies before him.
It was not as though he had not considered escaping.
However, aside from the Cave Spider Men Priest being a Mid-level Transcendent Expert, Shadow Prison was also a Mid-level Transcendent Beast Tamer.
The opponent’s profession was called Twinborn Demon Shadow.
Both Beast Tamer and beast could hide within each other’s shadows. They specialized in controlling shadow power and were a profession within the Beast Taming System that excelled at assassination and infiltration.
Two Mid-level Transcendent Experts and two Early-stage Transcendent Experts.
Trying to escape directly was extremely difficult.
He could only seek an opportunity by severely injuring the enemy first.
Faced with Zhou Ming taking the initiative to attack, the upper-bodied Cave Spider Men Priest, whose appearance was incomparably sinister and beautiful, immediately cast support divine spells upon Shadow Prison and the other two.
Under the enhancement of the support divine spells, the three ignored the toxins that had not yet fully dissipated and instantly erupted with energy to launch their attacks.
The Cave Spider Men Berserker took the lead without hesitation.
Facing the Molting Giant Serpent transformed by Zhou Ming, he showed no fear whatsoever. The heavy sword in his hands tore through the air as it swept toward Zhou Ming.
Meanwhile, the Cave Spider Men who had chosen the Hunter path drew a longbow. The battle aura within his body instantly transformed into a streak of light and shot forward.
As for Shadow Prison, he had already disappeared into the dim cavern together with his bat-type beast.
Only the female Cave Spider Men Priest, whose appearance was both beautiful and sinister, had yet to make a move.
She was waiting for Zhou Ming to reveal a fatal opening.
Close combat, long-range attacks, assassin, support.
There were no weaknesses whatsoever.